Ostracization vs Ostracizing - What's the difference?
ostracization | ostracizing |
A state of being ostracized.
The process or practice of ostracizing.
(ostracize)
To exclude (a person) from society or from a community, by not communicating with (them) or by refusing to acknowledge (their) presence; to refuse to talk to or associate with; to shun.
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(lb) To ban a person from the city of (l) for ten years.
As a noun ostracization
is a state of being ostracized.As a verb ostracizing is
past tense of ostracize.ostracization
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Alternative forms
* ostracisationNoun
Synonyms
* ostracism, shunning, silent treatmentostracizing
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Verb
(head)ostracize
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Alternative forms
* ostracise (non-Oxford British spelling)Verb
- Lesbian studies scholar Ramona Oswald has extended this criticism by arguing that traditions such as the bouquet toss and the "singles" table at the wedding reception often marginalize and ostracize lesbians and gays in attendance.
- Children ostracize' other children in the playground, choosing carefully who they wish to play with. Adults ' ostracize other adults, such as marriage partners using the silent treatment.